Patents Assigned to Vulano Group, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20080030319
    Abstract: The present self-configuring emergency event alarm network uses a decentralized (ad hoc or mesh) architecture that does not have a centralized “master” node. In this ad hoc network, any node is capable of behaving as if it were the “master node” by autonomously reporting the alarm event directly to all other nodes in the ad hoc network independent of where the alarm event occurred. The network of alarm devices, therefore, can spread the alarm indication to the entirety of the area covered by the network of alarm devices and can also differentiate between a general alarm indication and the locus of the alarm event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John McKenna, Daniel McKenna, James Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033800
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient, using recipient-specific data to define the object preferences of the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033801
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program. This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis to thereby dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, Georgre Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033812
    Abstract: The present System For Highlighting A Dynamic Personalized Object Placed In A Multi-Media Program functions to manage the delivery of Object (product) placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object highlighting system controls the retrieval of Object data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program. In addition, the multi-media object highlighting system produces a representation of the object that highlights the object in the scenes in which it appears. The highlighting can be any human sensible characteristic, such as, but not limited to: flashing, changes in brightness, movement, change in representation, and the like. The highlighting can also include the use of an anomaly, such as a color representation in a black and white multi-media program or vice versa, or out-of-context object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033803
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient. The matching of an Object with the Multi-Media Object Location results in expunging the associated Object Management Data to prevent removal of the Object from the Multi-Media Program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033802
    Abstract: The present multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises an object representation (such as a product) and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program. This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program as it is delivered to the individual recipient. There are a number of methods by which the Multi-Media Object Locations can be brokered, with International, National, Regional, Local, and Personal markets being defined, as well as exclusive rights and conditional rights, all available to the purchaser by means of auction, predefined contracts, or other financial arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033799
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient. The matching of an Object with the Multi-Media Object Location is effected via rules that match the Object Characteristics with the Object Management Data associated with the Multi-Media Object Location and a Master Rule Set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080033804
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program. This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080015877
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Programs The multi-media object management system controls the retrieval of Object Data that comprises a product representation and the integration of this Object Data into a corresponding selected one of the predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations which are components of the Multi-Media Program This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis thereby to dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient. The matching of an Object with the Multi-Media Object Location is effected via rules that match the Object Characteristics with the Object Management Data associated with the Multi-Media Object Location and a Master Rule Set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Publication number: 20080015933
    Abstract: The multi-media object management system functions to manage the delivery of product placements in a Multi-Media Program. The multi-media object management system controls the creation of predetermined Multi-Media Object Locations and associated Object Management Data which are components of the Multi-Media Program. This enables advertisers to precisely control product placement on a customized basis to thereby dynamically modify the content of the Multi-Media Program on a centralized basis, a regional basis, or as it is delivered to the individual recipient. The multi-media object management system produces object-ready content for distribution on removable media or via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, George Kauss, James M. Graziano
  • Patent number: 7301455
    Abstract: The present self-configuring emergency event alarm network uses a decentralized (ad hoc or mesh) architecture that does not have a centralized “master” node. In this ad hoc network, any node is capable of behaving as if it were the “master node” by autonomously reporting the alarm event directly to all other nodes in the ad hoc network independent of where the alarm event occurred. The network of alarm devices, therefore, can spread the alarm indication to the entirety of the area covered by the network of alarm devices and can also differentiate between a general alarm indication and the locus of the alarm event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Daniel McKenna, Daniel Bernard McKenna, James Michael Graziano
  • Publication number: 20070063837
    Abstract: The present self-configuring emergency event alarm network uses a decentralized (ad hoc or mesh) architecture that does not have a centralized “master” node. In this ad hoc network, any node is capable of behaving as if it were the “master node” by autonomously reporting the alarm event directly to all other nodes in the ad hoc network independent of where the alarm event occurred. The network of alarm devices, therefore, can spread the alarm indication to the entirety of the area covered by the network of alarm devices and can also differentiate between a general alarm indication and the locus of the alarm event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Vulano Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John McKenna, Daniel McKenna, James Graziano